New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-20
ONLY ONE ESCAPES HIM.
FAMILY QUARRELs ENDING IN MURDERS.

A-h'iibA QOhhhELo ENDlNu lN
MADDENED HUSBAND AT BALLsToN SPA KILLS
HIS MoTHER-Iy-LAw AND DAUGHTER, WOUNDS
HIS WIFE AND TAKES HIS OWN LIFE.
lBY TELEGRAPH THE TRIBUNE.I
SARATOGA, n. Y, Dec 10.-Sylveser S. Crandall to-
day, at Ballston Spa, killed his mOthern-law, Mrs.
Mary f. Stone his stopdsughtcr, Julia L. Budey;
mort ally wounded his wife and then shot himself
Mr. and Mrs. Crandall married at Troy about
four years ago, but troubles financial matters
seem to have cmbttered their married life Crandall,
as reported, had represented when ho was married
that ho " as man Of means-that Is, that he had up
wards of 100000 The family occupied what Is
known the Colonel Baker mansion, which, It IS
asserted. was fitted up at tho expense Of Mrs Gran
dali.
The family troubles appear TO have been Increased
by the omission Of the husband OF Mrs Stone to mako
Will lie died several years aSo. Twothrds Of the
estate should have fallen to Mrs Crandal the daugh-
ter and the remaining third to Mrs. Stone Gran
dali wanted tho property divided SO that he rould
control his wfe's roney. This his wife would not
consent to, being satisfied to leave tho management
of the property in her mothers name shc often told
him that he was bcggar and that thc had to sup
port him. For the last three weeks the principal
theme OF conversation the horse, which the wife
kept. She insisted that Cranda should take care of
the animal lie finally refused to have anything more
to do with the stable, and man was hired TO do tho
work THIS the subject Of many heated discus
sions.
ono thing led to another and early this morning
heated quarrel occurred and result, Mrs. Crandall
hr aicn.d to 90 to Troy and have her lawyer, r. II.
Me- lcau institute proceedings Ior divorce. She
with that purpose In view and to take her mother
along All the preparations had been made, but
Crandall said he would fix her before She got divorce
from him. About o'clock ths family sat down to
lrcAkiA,t. Just what happened during the next few
n.om.uts Is not Known Mrs. Kcbrcca O. Ellis, "A
nf Nts " Il, bpeu the house
Vcral days, Was Ia the kitchen experimenting tho
breakfast, wien she suddenly startled by the re-
lot Of pistol IN the dinlhs-rOom. she rushed ont
OI Tie hichcn ana met tho chiic parry running uoHi
the dinin.-Ioom trandali held IN hi, hand snohl
revolver and hc was i pursuit of Mrs sIone, VINO ran
through the kichch mo IN yarn, 'iamIa.I lonoT ou
ana MIS-. ctDnc. who tell 10 the ground. trauddIl
then bach to the Kitchen where Miss luhlry was,
a.d sho her Aii' lIl' was clos Dy al tr ilHc ana
randall turucd upon her and med, but the bullet
20 ald shr escaped Ou OF duOs. She then called
v' a,sl-ahcc aud several persons nom tb' hOusc "l
>r iosn Who is tine next door nclghbor' went to tho
In the meantime MIS-. EIs dragged the lody Of her
SISTER, Mis-. StOur, iutO ths wUld,hd and discovered
- ihr hi,hch d"o'wH Iay ihr dcad Douy "i Mih'
hulLlcy. Mrs. trandali. Who was the first one shot,
-, a3u"i uilrlned'h the l'cheh tape WIN % Dui"t
in. ,criib,. hilc Mrs. Elis working upon Mrs.
l'ri oI iic house. trandhl was found In a small
room .n t.c attic lying on the floor win revolver IN
81, hand An examination showed that hc Wa dead
Nom O.liei thfousI ms halt. ,,.. u.,
Ac O.dlus to tn statement II Ms Ellis, several
shot, fred but She sail that tIaudal reloaded
th' weapon alter shooting AT her II I, possible that
iu th" excitement she thought she wa, fired Al when
really sho not The pl5 scians fear that Mrs
tfaNtlli cannot recover.
4 few weeks aso ono Of the ncghhors called upon
Nj. tiaudul, who then talked over hi, family affairs
in such a manner that tn ncghbor was led tu be-
lirvo that Crandall mentally un,ounI on satur
day Mr. and Mrs trandall were Ia m" hallston Post
oNcc. where They quarr'llcd ia boistcrois manner
There largo crowd In the Office al the time. but
neither Crandall rnr hl, VII, paid any attention To
tlp>c who stood about The fact thar they did mi
live happily together generally known
Craudall formerly lived At Troy. He moved 10
Eallsfun spa n few month. ago. His wife was the
divorced Wllc oi bis former partner. HIlllcy.